Changes eligibility of Administrative Law Judges from DCRP to PERS.
This bill changes the retirement eligibility for Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in New Jersey. Currently excluded from the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), ALJs will now qualify for PERS membership under this amendment. Specifically, it removes the exclusion of "Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Administrative Law" from the Defined Contribution Retirement Program (DCRP), placing them directly into PERS instead. This means ALJs will participate in the state's main retirement system for public employees rather than remaining outside it, affecting their future retirement benefits and contributions. The change applies to current and future ALJs upon the bill's effective date.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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Sean Kean
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